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.TH LDAP_BER_FREE 3LDAP "Oct 25, 2001"
.SH NAME
ldap_ber_free \- free a BerElement structure from memory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc \fR\fB-flag \&.\|.\|.\fR  \fIfile \fR\&.\|.\|.\fB-l\fRldap [\fB -library \&.\|.\|. \fR]
#include <ldap.h>

\fBvoid\fR \fBldap_ber_free\fR(\fBBerElement *\fR\fIber\fR, \fBint\fR \fIfreebuf\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
You can make a call to the \fBldap_ber_free()\fR function to free
\fBBerElement\fR structures allocated by \fBldap_first_attribute()\fR and by
\fBldap_next_attribute()\fR function calls. When freeing structures allocated
by these functions, specify 0 for the \fIfreebuf\fR argument. The
\fBldap_first_attribute()\fR and by \fBldap_next_attribute()\fR functions do
not allocate the extra buffer in the \fBBerElement\fR structure.
.sp
.LP
For example, to retrieve attributes from a search result entry, you need to
call the \fBldap_first_attribute()\fR function. A call to this function
allocates a \fBBerElement\fR structure, which is used to help track the current
attribute. When you are done working with the attributes, this structure should
be freed from memory, if it still exists.
.sp
.LP
This function is deprecated . Use the \fBber_free()\fR function instead.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Obsolete
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR ber_free (3LDAP),
.BR ldap_first_attribute (3LDAP),
.BR ldap_next_attribute (3LDAP),
.BR attributes (7)
